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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-02-26

Tribune and Sun - If the people
of this country are to be taught to
"turn their eyes to Washington" for
everything, it would be better to dis
pense with such expensive figure heads
as Governors and Legislatures, and
relieve the country Of the expensive
machinery of State Government. The
Taxes in the National treasury come
out of the people just the same as
State taxes do, and yet it is not difficult
to find men who would rob the Treasury
at Washington every day in the week,
and still kick at paying poll tax to the
State.
"Amen" from all this district and
away over into the tobacco counties in
Southern Kentucky.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-02-26

ACCORDING to Col. Louis McWhir-
ter's statement, Prof. Smith has cult
waited his Blair bill style OF intellect to
the utter neglect OF his memory as tc
times and places and his own remarks.
We have read somewhere that the Hin
du heaven is state OF blissful forget
fulness-and we once heard a Guthrie
fox-hunter say that he had trained his
dog to such high, red-fox speed that il
had completely ruined the power oil
his nose.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-02-26

Courier-Journal: Gov. Taylor's mes
sage, which was sent to the Tennessee
Legislature excited considerable atten-
ton, owing to is position on educational
questions. If it were possible to
"snatch him baldheaded" the oppo-
nents of the Blair in the House and
Senate would at once proceed to per-
form that act with pleasure, owing TO
his leaning toward that iniquitons
measure.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-02-26

If "our'Bob" could only write like
President Cleveland what blessing he
would be to the people of Tennessee.
When the plan to rob the treasury un-
der the pension" plea was presented
to Mr.. Cleveland he used these words
OF solid sense: l can find no warrant
for such an appropriation in the Con-
stitution, and / do not believe that the
power and duty OF the General Govern
ment ought to be extended to the relief
of individual suffering which is in no
manner properly related to the public
service or benefit. A prevalent ten
dency to disregard the limitation of
this power and duty, should, I think,
be steadfastly resisted to the end that
the lesson should be constantly en-
forced that, though the people support
the Government, the Government
should not support the people.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-02-26

Hon. r. H. BURNEY, one OF our
Montgomery county representative, has
had an attack of measels. A private
letter informs us that he had improved
so as to occupy his seat Tuesday. He
is needed in the house, OF which he is a
leading member. Our other represen-
tative, Hon. B. J. Corban is always on
duty. He has made no Buncombe
speeches, but he is making one of the
most faithful and able representatives
that Montgomery county has ever sent
to the legislature.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-02-26

AvaIanche:-The editor of the Pu-
laski Citizens avoids the use OF words
whose use should be confined to the
pulpit, but he gets there just the same
when he denounces the statement that
Gov. Taylor is not Democrat as "a
livid, hmping, lurid lie."
Hold up there, COLONEL Who ever
said Gov Taylor was not Democrat
Maybe it's Alf you are talking about,
he is no Democrat, but his brother Bob
is bald-headed Democrat after Col.
Colyar's own heart-he's, no doubt the
pride of the place he left-and it's a
pity he ever left it. BY the way, Col
onel, your friend Llttleton intimates
that Robert has "diffiicated from the
convarge," and that must mean some
thing awfullv mean.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-02-26

THE fate of the Indian is very much
like that OF the South under the "war
tariff during the last twenty-five years !:
"My ancestors, said Mr.. Winthrop,
the new Indian agent, "came over with
the Pilgrim Fathers" "And the Pill
grim Fathers" replied Oldham Who
Catches-On, 'come it over my ances-
tors. 1t seems that you and Iare twins.
Shakew And the new agent was SO
pleased that he issued 400 rations for
5000 Indians and charged the Govern
ment with 1900, and an old Sachem
named "Whip-Sawed- on Both Deals y
said the Indians hadn't struck such a
falling market since they sold Manhat-
tan Island for $34.-Burtette.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-02-26

THE West Tennessee Wing in col
umn editorial attempts to defend the
crookedness OF Gov. Taylor on the
Blair bill-a subject OIL which the edi-
tor of the Wing is surprisingly
ignorant. The Wing concludes with
the idiotic statement that Gov. Taylor
and the Democracy of the State are in
favor Of National aid for our children
but not Federal supervision"
Such nonsense is only worthy of at
tention except to show that such men
as the editor of the Wing consider the
Senators and congressman as a set OF
idiots who would claim the right to APP
propriate public money to any purpose
without retaining the Supervision" OF
that money and directing the manner
of its appropriation. In fact the right
and the duty of Federal Supervision"
is inherent in the act OF appropriation,
and, let Gov. Taylor take either position,
he convicts himself at once for either
ignorance or duplicity. As for the
editor of the Wing, his intentions
seem kindly, he sadly lacks informa-
ton. The above remarks apply equally
to the craftsmanship OF the editors Of
the Humphreys County News, and
Milan Exchange. The Wing, the Ex-
change and the News ought to hold a
Caucus" and pool their conclusions
and send the result to Col. Colyar for
bis consideration.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-02-26

A churn-headed editor of patent
side paper in dreary country village
sitting on a rush-bottomed Crushed out)
chair in front OF "his office" waiting
for a Federal appropriation without
Federal supervision" evinces faith in
the impossible as strong as that ola sap
headed youngster who marries and ex-
poets to set his body on stump and
let the woop-peckers feed it simply be-
cause the wood-pecker is red-headed
and so is the baby.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-02-26
obion Democrat Coy. Taylor's m

Obion Democrat Coy. Taylor's mes
sages Of which our Nashville cores
pendent furnished us synopsis last
week, fell with "dull thud" on many
oi his constituents ears. To large
number of Democrats it was not at all
a pleasing document, but to certain
few it was as pleasant as the enchanting
music Of the Pied Piper that led the
rats of Hamelin town into the river
weser. The truth is, Gov. Taylor is
making himself very unpopular with a
large number OF Democrats who con-
slider that he has changed his base, 80 10
speak, and that his utterances as Gov.
Taylor do not consist with his declar-
atoms as candidate Taylor.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-02-26

Meals State Gazette: Governor Tay-
lor has made satisfactory arrangements
to get along very comfortably without
the Nashville American and Lou Nc
Whittier.
Yes, Colonel Tom, Robert now sleeps
in Col. Colyar's Etrundle-bed and Brer
ALI sings to him about the Tal-la-poosa
and that other little song that Brer
Rabbit used to sing to Brer Postum:
''This world goes round AN round,
And some goes up, and some goes down."
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-02-26

Morton's Union City Advance: Gov.
Taylor's views seem to have undergone
quite a change within the last few
months, if we compare his inaugural adj
dress with his recent message to the
Legislature. From being the prosper
Gus peop'e as depicted in the former,
we are made to appear as objects of
charity in the latter. He seems as hard
to prognosticate an an April sky.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-02-26

MANY poet has put his hardest
work into long poem, wishing thus to
give his name to posterity and make
it immortal. He may succeed, but is
likely to tail. The large work stands
desolate, distinguished by nothing but
its size, while his fame is connected
with verse or line, the production OF
which caused him no effort, and hardly
a thought. A line full of soul is better
than volume without it.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-02-26

AETER an exciting trial before the
County Judge in Russellville, KY, this
week, Bob Gorham was released on a
$1,000 bond. He killed Lafayette
Traughber in Adairville on the 10Th in
a fight in which Traughber used PTS
toll and Gorham used a shot gun. They
were both "bad men to project with"
when out OF humor.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-02-26

Our good friend Of the d over Cour-
Ter unwittingly used the wrong word
when he wrote the notice of Gov. Tay.
lor's message and said;
On the subject of education he au'
thorizes national aid to our free school
system.
Col. Colyar may have authorized
something in that line last summer.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-02-26
rur aiitor Of the Humboldt Messen.

THE editor Of the Humboldt Messen-
Ger has "turned his eyes to Washing
tom for Federal aid, instead OF "turn-
inc his eyes for a month or so to read
NO the constitution as we'll as the Dam
.cpotic platform. II the public money
nust be absolutely scattered without
uneryision" why not give into the
s VA II prof Blair-bill Smith and let
him open school in Humboldt for the
benefit of the Messenger.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-02-26

THIS collecting taxes into the treas
ury and shoveling out the money
without supervision" is very much
like the Port Royal man who strung
his fish without tyinga knot in the end
Of the string as fast as he Strung 'em"
on one end they dropped of of the
other
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-02-26
THE Shelbyvllle Commercial takes

The Shelbyvllle Commercial takes
this view of the whichness OF the why /:
The suppliant attitude in which Gov.
Taylor would place the people Of
Tennessee ia his message, is in
strange contrast with the boastful tone
of his inaugural address, in which he
pictured in glowing terms the great
and rapid progress OF the State to a
high degree of wealth and prosperity.
Surely State already entering upon
such gloriour career, ought not to be
a beggar.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-02-26

AN editor who knows as much Law
as Dogberry and reasons in favor Of the
Blair bill on Dogberry's style ought TO
go the whole Dogberry platform and
declare that
"ro be well favored man Is the gift offortune;
But TO write and read comes by nature"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-02-26

Hon. JOEL B. FORT, representative
from Robertson county in the Legisla-
ture, will be long and favorably remem-
bered as chairman OF the Democratic
caucus which routed the Mugwumps.
He now quotes poetry thus:
"My brother, this world goes 'rouud and
round,
And White turns Red at a single bound"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-02-26

THE bill to extend the corporate
limits OF GAINESVILLE so as to take in the
Passenger Depot of the L., & N. rail
road, and also the bill providing for the
corporation to collect its own privileges
were passed on third reading in the
House and went to the Senate on the
23rd.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-02-26

THE name Key West is an English
corruption OF the Spanish name of the
island, Cayo Hueso, meaning Bone
Island" just as the name Saragossa, in
Spain, is a corruption of Caesar Angus
tus, the name of the original Roman
colony or town.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-02-26

WHEN Frank James paid the freight
on box of goods the other day from
McCook, Neb., to Independence, Mo-,
he Immediately appeared before JUS
tice OF the peace, and, with tears in his
eyes, solemnly swore that he never be-
fore knew what train robbery meant.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-02-26

THE man who said there was more
fools than human being in the world
must have counted extra the early-york
editors who advocate plumber without
supervision.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-02-26

CoURIER.J Journal: II the President
will adhere to the principles laid down
in his last two messages, he will find
the party gathering about him as it has
never done before, and he will soon be
able to lead it out of the woods into the
bright light of constitutional liberty and
perfect peace.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-02-26

Puck 1T is said that the car gets
up every morning with war in his
heart, but after he has had about four
witchski cocktails, gentle peace begins
to spread her wings.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-02-26

The Avalanche intimates very strong
ly that Bob Taylor accepted the Demo
cratic nomination for Governor with a
"mental reservation" He has not
been read out of the party-but his
treachery can be "seen and read of all
mon -
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-02-26

FEDERAL appropriations without Fed
eral supervision is like the old Georgi-
ans idea of paying the national debt in
186S-he was for paying it in paper
money, and twas agin redemption.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-02-26

GIVE us this day our daily stranger,
says the Alabama boomer. Let us
unite in prowl, says the Tennessee edi-
tor who is posed to supervision.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-02-26

"MR. SPEAKER" vote aye, because
The message is the best Republican
doctrine that ever came from Demo-
cratic Governor. ~. Matt. Nicely, Re-
publican member.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-02-26

THF Springfield Record speaks in
high terms of Judge Munford and At
torney General General Elliott as
prompt and efficient public officers.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-02-26
The rain is falling pit-a-pat
Precluding gentle Spring,
Subscribers too are paying up
Which makes the printer sing.

Private-That third line is a good
joke on the subscriber-if he could see
it. II he will call the next time he
comes to town we'll explain it with a
diagram.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-02-26
6ob's Epltaph.

"----O, heaven
Were man but constant, he were perfect;
That one error fills him with faults"
Oh, Chloei Chloe
Send dem bed close home
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-02-26

WE hope the man who counterieited
one OF the sermons Of Talmage was not
editor.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-02-26

NATURAL gas is reported in we'll
104 feet deep about quarter ola mile
west Of Dickson.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-02-26

Local bills went rushing in The leg
islature this week.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-02-26
Cheap Sash. Doors and Blinds and Building
Material.

For the benefit of persons desiring
white pine work, we have concluded to
carry stock in such quantities as will
supply the trade, and at prices that will
satisfy those wanting cheap work. Come
and see us before purchasing elsewhere.
Will sell YOU
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-02-26

AN effort has been made to pass the
Pension bill over the Presidents veto.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1887-06-30

The advance agent ofbarn. storm.
ing Wizard had just landed in the
country editors Office.
al want an ad. in your paper"
he said.
What fori asked tho editor
For the greatest and only living
prestidigitator. lie can do ANYTHING
and everything, change water into
wine, and wine into water. Take
twenty dollar note out Of y cats
mouth; take ten out OF turnip:
Take FIVE out of mans hat every
time he puts his hand in, and so on"
"Do all that, can her" qucried
the editor.
9ou bet lie can, and not halfuy."
"Can hc take dollar out Of an
editors pocketf
Course he can; a hundred Of
them, for that matter"
"Well, he's the man I'm looking
for, and II he will teach me how 1
can do it, III be darned IL he can't
have his ad. in every column Of my
newspaper, free, and III get out a
supplement besides"
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1887-06-30
THE GREAT TORTILfTA
MINES.

Prom The New York TSibans May 18th is7.
Ex-Governor Rodman NJ. Price.
OF New Jersey, the California pio.
neer for whom the Legislature Of
that State recently appropriated
10000 TO erect monument IN rec
ognition of his public services, Is in
town. rs a Lieutenant Of the Navy.
Governor Price took possession Of
California in the name Of the United
States. lie has long been identified
with the interests Of the Pacific
slope. Asked his opinion Of the
Tortilita Mines IN Arizona. whose
Offices are at 81 Broadway, this city.
and whose shares are about 20 be list.
ed, and arc attracting much attention,
Governor Price said II am familiar
with the country in which the Tor.
tilitas arc located. They are in the
central and best part Of the terrific
~ and in an enormously rich min.
ing district The company has
twelve mines and owns n territory
three miles long. with over 40 acres
oi rich ore deposits. The TOrtilisas
have already produced over $50.
600 IN bullion | expect 20 zee =
second Virginia City established
there and another ComsiOek In The
results % the mines The value of
the Tortilitas j. demonstrated bv fhe
concentration of the ore below the
water level IN thc two mines which
are now being worked, which is the
absolute test ~ permahency, They
have a vein of ore already exposed
- feet wide that assays s50 per
ton and the supply is insxhaus a ile.
Am acquainted with the manage.
ments Gcs. IL is composed OF
reliable, competent business men of
the highest standing The prekident
b Mt. Joseph H. Real. president of
the Amencan Agricultural and Dai.
~ Association. with whom I wa.
for many months Identified in the
passage Of the National Oicomarur.
rine Law, and the vice president i
Gcnl j Floyd King. II Louisiana,
a distinguished officer in the isss
war, and for nine sessions, sighs
years, q member of Congress. The
superintendent % the mines. - II.
Elmore upon whom much dsyoives,
y endorsed by Senator Sawyer. of
Wisconsin, as one Of thc hest min.
ing men in America. and ofabsolutr
integrity and capacity There is
great future for this enterprise, Ia
my Judgment regard the Tortil
itas as one of the best properties
ever placed on the New York
market and experienced operators
and mining men coincide ia my
opinion; Z iorescc great activity in
miuiug stock lh.s Summer.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1887-06-30
Southern writers.

Peterson's Magazine for Iulv
begins q new serial Along the
Bayou by the very popular South
ern writer, Miss Alice Bowman
which promises even to surpass her
former stories. Miss Bowman il
undoubtedly woman Of genius.
wonderfully correct in her dclinea-
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IN print. Some of the most popular
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IN the list, and there are. besides.
Mrs. VI Shefiey Peters. whose
dislect-stories have proved so
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Jones, Miss Alice Maud Ewell and
Others. This fact is naturally Of
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country. and we have right 10 feel
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claiming in the literature Of the
land. There is scarcely an Amer.
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" Peterson 70 admit that its columns
have introduced more young south.
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peterson takes rank among the
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Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1887-06-30

London Truth.
From the evidence reported of n
recent divorce suit some light is
thrown upon the kissing in a board
ing house. A Mr.. Pye sought a
divorce from Mrs. Pye ON the
ground that all the boarders in the
house where the pair lived had
driftcd into the habit of kissing Mrs.
Pye. Here is Mrs. Dempsy's
evidence:
Did You ever see Thompson kiss
Mrs. Pye;"
Lots Of times; and when / did
not sec him / heard him. There
was a plaintiVe sobbing gurglc
about IL that reminded me OF the
eNhausthf bath tub; it could be
heard all over the house"
When did Thompson kiss Mrs.
Pye;"
when Inc had a chance. The
only time that he did not kiss her
was when he was not there"
who did kiss her them"
81 did; liked her myself"
did not Mr.. Pye objectl7
"Why should her / don't object
to his kissing her; there was nothing
Objectionable about il; it was a mere
friendly salutation."
How did you come to kiss Mrs
Pyef'
Il put my arms around her neck
and kissed her i'm the usual way -
Did she ask you to do soi"
"Well, / noticed that no matter
how many times she and Thompson
kissed before hc went out, she never
got enough to last until he came
back, for as he opened the door
they were At it again; so, when ne
was away, kissed her more as a
matter Of accommodation than any
thing else"
Where was Mr.. Pyei"
go, he was nowhere IN particular. -
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1887-06-30
Our Book Table.
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What to Do" containing descrip.
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the Passenger Department of the
-. Paul, Minneapolis * Manitoba
Railway, and viii. we understand.
be forwarded postpaid upon receipt
OF cents by G. III. Warren. Gener.
al Passenger Agent. mt St. Paul. /,
is book that would ornament al.
most any table and interest both old
and young.